Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-12
North Haven.
WEDDING BELLS ON WEDNEsDAY-THE GREl
 TUG-oF. WAR SPELLING MATCH.

TUG-oF- WAR SPELLING MATCH. NORTH HAVEN, April 1.-The Bradley library is under obligation to Hon. J. R. Hawley for the receipt of valuable public documents.
 A meeting of the Veteran Soldiers associa- tion is to be held at the house of s. B. Thorpe on Saturday evening April 16, to ar
 range for the observance of Memorial day. All ex soldiers are requested to be present. Miss Catharine B. Dowd, teacher of the Center school, spent Easter with her aunt, Dr. Emily Pardee of South Norwalk. Governeur Barnes and Merritt Dowd have
 been absent for few days visiting friends in New York and Brooklyn. The wedding of Miss Eva A. Palmer, 1 daughter of MT. Charles Palmer, and MT. | John L. Jude is to take place on Wednesday l evening, April 13, at Miss Palmer's home
 MT. Jude has for seven years been in the | employ of the Bradley brothers in Fair Ha- ven. The many friends of Miss Palmer wish | her much happiness.
 l The following scheme for "spelling
 match" to take place in Memorial Hall in
 aid of the Bradley library, on or about the | close of the spring term of the public schools, is submitted for the consideration of all con- 1 cerned.
 | The awards are offered in the following
 manner:
 Seven "team" prizesopen to the district teams
 Two masters prizes,open to any boy pupil of the l Two Bradley library prizes open to any person l in the town not member of the public schools. 1 Rules for the match-The s'teams" will be l made up of six pupils selected by their l teacher.
 l Each exercise will be a written one, to | consist of one hundred words, pronounced ! to the minute, on the evening of the contest. | The rating will be a possible 100 for each member, and 500 for each team. Total | results will be obtained by adding I highest individual marks, the team attain l ing the highest aggregate footing to have the | est the second choice, and so on. Should 8 | tie occur it will be spelled off. | The masters prize-This exercise will be | oral, each word spelled distinctly. Position | in line will be determined by lot Bat one ! trial will be allowed on a word (unless for l manifest reasons) and an error will occasion 1 the withdrawal of the contestant. | The misses prizes-Same rules as govern the above. The library prizes-Same as the l two preceding. The citizens prizes-As this will be E'free to all race," they will conduct in any way they see fit. | Judges, umpires, referees etc., will be se- | lected by the teachers of the several schools, | and every facility will be offered for fair | and open-handed contest. The spelling se- | lections will consist mainly of words in ordi- nary use.
 The teachers of the public schools will be l called together at az early date to arrange l further details.
 Prospect. I PROSPECT, April 10.-Rev. MT. Elliott, of Campville, 0. D., preached at the Advent l chapel last Sabbath. The chapel will be closed next Sabbath. A very interesting Easter service was held at the Congregational church. The programme
 consisted of responsive readings, recita-
 tions and singing. William Clark, sexton
 of the church, had the misfortune to cut his
 foot last Monday.
 | MT. Harry Daley goes to Wallingford to- day to work, and MT. Edward Spencer goes | to Cheshire.
 Mics Hattie Hotchkiss, teacher in the Congregational Sunday school has been quite
 ill the past week; at one time she was threat
 ened with typhoid fever.
 Mir. Elmer E. Tyler and family, of New
 Haven, spent Fast day in town.
 Last Sunday was very warm for the season;
 the mercury rose ten degrees in two hours. | At four p. m it registered S2 in the shade.
 Miss Maggie Mcdonald. sister of Mrs. John Murphy, died last Saturday night.